‘Etuate Lavulavu was fined $15,000 to be paid within four weeks, after he was found guilty of contempt of court, for the comments he made when he went on a program live-streamed on Facebook and YouTube and alleged bias against a trial judge. In sentencing him on 8 May, Acting Lord Chief Justice Tupou ordered that if the defendant failed to pay the fine within the appointed time, he shall be imprisoned for two weeks.
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Results for contempt of court
Friday 17 May 2024
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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Wednesday 29 July 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Kele’a newspaper’s editor and publisher were sentenced to pay fines after they were found to be in contempt of court by the Chief Justice on 24 June, at the Nuku’alofa Supreme Court.
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Monday 30 September 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The publisher and editor of a weekly newspaper Kele’a was ordered by the Chief Justice to pay a total of $5,000 fines for contempt of court, at the Supreme Court in Nuku‘alofa on September 26.
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